“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else,
and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

About the Author

The Ready, Set, STOP! program is authored by Fern Carness, RN, MPH.

A registered nurse and nationally known speaker, Fern Carness has worked closely with a wide variety of national organizations including American Lung Association, American Heart Association, and the Susan G. Koman Foundation. She has also conducted numerous onsite stop-smoking clinics for corporate employees.

Ready, Set, STOP! blends her clinical experience and her motivational spirit with personal insights into the challenges of kicking the habit.